May I describe how I have found a verse to be so true?

Today’s verse of the day in Biblegateway.com is, “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4 NIV

I can heartily say I have personally experienced the reality of this verse.  I just turned 66, I have Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the blood plasma cells,) and have a job with many responsibilities, and my physical body doesn’t have the zip it used to.  Nevertheless, I so clearly sense the Lord’s assistance in everything I do.  He has surrounded me with capable leaders, outstanding teachers, and many other wonderful co-laborers who make TCS the school it is.  Can you see why I believe this verse?  Can you see why I love and trust Him so much?

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, we are overwhelmed at Your goodness to us.  We don’t deserve Your love and provision, but we receive it as grateful sons and daughters.  We bless You and want to honor You in everything we do today.

DAILY READING:  Ex. 16-18; Acts 6

God made the hearts of the Egyptian inhabitants “favorably disposed” to give the Israelites what they asked for when they were about to depart from bondage.

God can turn hearts.  Whomever is under your responsibility today, ask God to make them favorably disposed to comply with His will. Teachers, parents, leaders … isn’t this what would help us communicate effectively?

DAILY PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, give Your grace to those with whom I deal today to do Your will.  Let me see Your influence rather than the influence of the enemy and the flesh.

DAILY READING:  Ex. 13-15; Acts 5

Rebecca, our faithful lunch provider at TCS for the past twelve years, is nearing the end of her earthly journey due to cancer. Please pray for her, her husband Mark, and her daughter Abigail. She and Mark have asked me to officiate her funeral which I am honored to do.

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”  Ps. 116:15

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, comfort Rebecca in her final moments. Give Your strength to Mark and Abigail, and fill their hearts with Your presence.

DAILY READING:  Ex. 10-12;  Acts 3,4

The Sabbath was created for rest.  It is a spiritual room we can enter where we cease from our stresses and allow the Lord to be our focus.

Jesus said, “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”  He is so devoted to giving us this rest that He was even referred to as the Lord of the Sabbath.  The primary responsibility we have is to obediently “Come to Him.”

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, I come to You today and I lay down all the cares of this life and just recline into You.  Thank You for Your care.

DAILY READING:  Ex. 7-9; Acts 2

After Jesus had risen from the grave and had appeared to His disciples, they found a new level of commitment to living lives that praised and thanked Him for what He had done for them.

“They worshipped him, and turned back to Jerusalem with great joy, and spent their days in the Temple, praising and blessing God.”  (Luke 24:53)

Let’s practice the continual state of praising and blessing Him all throughout the day.  He’s been so good to us.

DAILY PRAYER:  Father in heaven, I thank You for Your redemption plan to bring me to Yourself through the sacrifice of Christ on the cross.  I will never cease to praise You and abide in Your presence.

DAILY READING:  Ex. 4-6; Acts 1

Life can be overwhelming at times.  The Psalmist said, “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.  In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.”  (Ps. 56:3,4)

When I looked at the roster of the football team we are playing tonite and saw how big their linemen are, I began thinking of this verse.  Our boys don’t have enough time to gain nearly a hundred pounds each, so we all need to TRUST GOD.

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, we will trust You when it looks as if the odds are stacked against us.  We trust You and Your way of doing things.

DAILY READING:  Ex. 1-3; Luke 24

Every morning I hold a carafe under the water dispenser in the fridge door to draw enough to make coffee.  While the carafe is “waiting,” it is being filled.  That’s the same concept the Old Testament means when it says “Wait on the Lord.”

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.  (Is. 40:31)

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, as I wait in your presence, fill me with Your Spirit, Your power, Your strength, and Your wisdom.  Let me make a difference in the lives of those around me today.

DAILY READING:  Gen. 47-50; Luke 23

Since finding the Lord, we are NEW.  Old things are passed away, all things are new.

We are no longer a slave to sins and habits of the past.  Instead of allowing our mind to linger on past failures or temptations, replace that thinking with God’s righteous substitute … His Holy Spirit for alcohol abuse … His peace for drug dependency … His blessings for cursing … His promises for discouragement.  The enemy’s decoys become the pavement of our ascent as we rise to walk in a new life.

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, we have failed miserably in the past, but thank You for giving us salvation from our sin and removing its hold upon us.  Be Lord of this day.

DAILY READING:  Gen. 44-46; Luke 21,22

Paul realized that it was ultimately the Lord who needed to be pleased concerning our efforts here in this life.

He stated, “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”  (Col. 3:22-24)

Whose reward would you rather have, God’s or man’s?

DAILY PRAYER:  Father in Heaven, help me to imagine Your eyes being on me today as I fulfill my earthly responsibilities.  I want to please You in all that I do.

DAILY READING:  Gen. 41-43; Luke 20

God is the GREAT WORKER. “The heavens declare the glory of God, the firmament showeth His handywork.” (P . 19:1)

What are WE working for? If we work to build our kingdom, it will be a mess.  If we work to build the Lord’s Kingdom, we have the ultimate “Rest” awaiting us.  God’s Kingdom is His people.  Work with His people, build His Kingdom, and He will give rest to your soul.  (Matt. 11:28,29)

DAILY PRAYER:  Lord, so many of our earthly efforts have been misdirected.  We have worked hard for our own profits.  Redirect our focus to Your Work so we can labor for the eternal.

DAILY READING:  Gen. 39,40; Luke 19